I am very impressed by the light management in this evening photo of Le Chateau de Flemalle en nocturne. I see you used a very short focal length Tokina lens and an exposure of 1/21 second. I would have expected a much longer exposure to get such excellent quality.

You captured the quad (4x) from the best possible vantage point, standing on a bridge as the boat went by. When each rower has two oars the sport is called "sculling" as in your photo. When the rowers have only one oar each, the boat is called a "sweep." In high school and university I rowed in a sweep (8+); then my son did the same, but reached much higher success; now in a third generation, my 15-year old grandson is rowing in high school in a sweep.

Here is a "sweep" (8+) also called an "eight". Four years ago, my son who is now a doctor was rowing in a Princeton alumni "eight." They now call them selves "Fat-Cats" and alternate in Princeton's orange and black colors.

Warm regards and thank you for a stroll down memory lane and sharing this photo.

I like the tight cropping in this old tannery building in Samos. It's such a shame that the stone structure is no longer used. If someone would restore it, it could still serve as a residence or business.

You've chosen an unusually effective vantage point to present this expansive view of Wormeldange on the Luxembourg-German border. Autumn colors are rife, but that was six weeks ago. Most of this foliage must be gone by now.

This living statue is certainly elaborately designed and even has a water pump circulating the water. What is sad is the lack of attention the man is able to garner. Your photograph is well composed showing the entire statue, and the pedestrians. I wonder if there is a story behind the fellow?

What a pleasure to be one of the earliest to comment on this magnificent portrait of the fireman. The sharpness, colors and composition are first-rate in everyway. The old American Indians would not allow photographs to be taken of them, 'lest his soul was captured. You have captured this man's soul.

At the outset, I want to welcome you to this exceptionally addictive site few people have escaped. This is a spectacular shot with the best of "one-point perspective." The man is perfectly placed in the frame and adds both scale and a human touch. The composition, colors, resolution, depth-of-field are all extraordinary.

Where photographers are aiming their cameras is always a good place to start shooting. They were there before you, and have already done some scouting. You also set up the audience curiosity of the viewer of the, and graciously answered what the photographer is aiming her camera at. No doubt she got good results, she is using one of those new shutterless cameras. I considered getting one before I bought my newest pocket camera, but the decision was made for me. The family gave me a Lumix with a Leica lens, not as fast as the shutterless camera, but very sharp.

All good art is "open-ended." Each viewer has a different interpretation, and you've given the two ends of possible interpretations in your title. This is an excellent photo quality wise, the product of very good camera in the hands of a skilled photographer.

This is indeed an excellent contribution to the theme of Old Doors. An indispensable part of any architectural edifice, except in one of the earliest cities ever, in Catalhuyuk, where the inhabitants would climb ladders and enter through trapdoors in the roof.

This is a spectacular action shot of the gaggle of geese taking flight. I'm surprised that in mid-November, they are still in Canada and have not headed south yet. We have a pond behind our house, a pit stop for Canadian geese flying south for the winter, like New Yorkers heading down to Florida.

You had a superb vantage point to present this street image of SÃO PAULO. When we were visiting Brazil in late December 2015-early January 2016, I had a chance to take a trip to Visit the great city and to give a lecture at the UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO. Unhappily, the students were just returning from summer vacation and we could not extend our stay in Rio. One day, I hope...

This is a wonderfully engaging shot, with the little child in tears at an old door. The Old Town Section of Tallinn became a favorite area for me after a visit to Estonia in 2010. I just stored this photo in the group gallery Old Doors. I know that you like B&W, but those old doors in Tallinn would work just as well in color. What augments the photo, of course, is the presence of the child. But you've inspired me to submit an old door or two.

What an intense red on the roof of Auberge du Trésor (I like your description "screaming red"). My guess is that the cable draped in sine-waves serve as a heating element to melt snow, and let the water flow into a gutter.

I'm glad to see this photo, and to read the dedication the to Brenda Elaine, Trekearth's nominee for the "Queen of New York." We have all learned so much about the monuments and slices of every-day-life from her photos. Carol Jean and I had the pleasure of meeting Brenda a few years ago and celebrating a micro TE-meetings. She knows the modern center-of-the-world, better than anyone else. You had an excellent vantage point to see Union Square, with the Empire State Building looming in the distance. I was wondering of the subject of the Equestrian Statue. So it is George Washington. If you wandered to Central Park South, you probably saw the remarkable display of fathers of Latin American Countries also.

At the outset, thank you for the correction in my last post, Recife's location being in the state of Pernambuco instead of Bahia.

Meanwhile, this is an engaging shot, with the pair of sea lions sunning themselves in a water taxi, with a third one having climbed into the workshop. So, these massive creatures actually climb into the boats without any invitations extended to them. The subdued yellow is seen in so many contexts in Brazil, has here found itself on a taxi. I imagine, the other water taxis have the same colors and similar markings.